Combo: National Archives + Museum of American History Tour - Private

*Book way in advance - we sell out*

Rates

• **Adult:** - $159 - $485
• **Youth:** - $159 (Ages 10 - 17)
• **Child:** - $139 (9 and under)

Duration

• 5 - 5.5 hours (including a lunch break)

Meeting Point

• Meet your guide on the corner of 9th Street NW and Constitution Ave.

About

• Take this 5 to 5.5 hour private walking and museum tour that gives a comprehensive overview of the experiment that is the United States of America! Start with our founding document and end with an exploration of what has happened since. Our guides provide stories, context, and anecdotes for the dynamic results.
• Visit both the National Archives and the National Museum of American History to get the most out of your trip to DC with one of our delightful guides.
• This tour is in English.

Includes

Private Walking Tour & Museum Tour

Professional Tour Guide Exclusively For You

Duration 5 - 5.5 Hours (Including Lunch Break)

Tour Will Run, Rain Or Shine

Excludes

Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)

Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)

Full Tour Description

This is the best way to explore the experiment that is the United States of America! Start with the original handwritten “Charters of Freedom” housed in their spectacular Rotunda. Your guide will narrate the extraordinary circumstances that brought this nation into existence. No trip to the US Capital city is complete without a visit to the National Archives. Surround yourself with documents and paintings that offer both depth and nuance to the period that founded the United States of America. And at Babylon we take it a step farther. In the Rubenstein Gallery, go even deeper into the philosophical foundations by viewing a 1297 copy of the Magna Carta. Your guide will encourage you to explore the concept of citizenship, what it means and how the criteria for those included have evolved from a declaration which stated “all men are created equal”.

After a break to ponder the complexity of history (and grab a bite) your guide will lead you to the Smithsonian American History Museum. This museum is a caretaker for an incredible blend of scholarly history and pop culture whose memories create a unique bond among the people who experienced them. Your guide will introduce you to the most famous items in the collection, like the flag that flew over Ft McHenry inspiring the poem that was eventually adapted into the National Anthem.

Featured too is the most visited exhibition in the history of the Smithsonian: the First Ladies exhibit. While you’re there, see why the most requested artifact is Dorothy’s Ruby Red Slippers — displayed not too far from the top hat Abraham Lincoln wore that fateful night to Ford’s Theatre. Your guide will provide stories and background to expand on the reason these items (out of hundreds of thousands in the collection) serve as living touchstones for the concept we call the United States of America.

IMPORTANT Before you go:

• Please arrive at the **designated meeting point 10 minutes prior** to your tour start time. Please note : All **latecomers risk missing the tour**.
• All guest **over 16 MUST BRING ID** Arlington prohibits entry without ID. We ask that all guests **bring identification** (with age indicated).
• Please do not bring any oversized bags, or personal items larger than a small backpack
• This tour runs everyday rains or shine, please dress accordingly
• This is a tour of the permanent collection only

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